Yet another eBay gem

[bob]

So I see this listing today for King of Casino and Andre Panza (CIC) for $1.60 each.
Now, mind you, I fully expected for this not to work out, but for $3.20, it was worth the risk.
I do the BIN, pay immediately, and right away, I get refunded.

this message comes in:

Dear galam,
I just issued a refund.  A goverrat unlawfully accessed my Ebay account and editted the listing to read 115 items available at $1.60.  I'm not sorry about this, as I'm not sorry about ANY attack by the goverrats. 

If you're upset or disapointed, you shouldn't be: You should have seen the obvious inconsistencies in the listing.  The description should have been a blatant clue to this auction not being true.  For example, having 115 available would be almost impossible, especially all in the same condition.  Another thing that should have tipped you off is that the description states there is only 2 cards available, while the quantity reads 115. 

If you have a problem with the refund or any of my explanation, contact customer service or open a Case with Ebay.  If you leave negative feedback, I'm going to have it removed as records will show it was editted from computers I do not use.

JM
- ridgewood_general_store_1

The description was VERY long and full of crap, but nowhere did I see "115 available".  The auction said "2 available", meaning BOTH games.
Anyway, now, eBay has this stuck in my shopping cart and still requesting payment.  I have sent him two more notes, but no response yet.

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When I click the link to the auction in the shopping cart, it takes me to the relisted item for $12.40 each.
WTF?

[wildfruit]

WTF is a goverrat?

I don't know but I want to collect them

[NecroPhile]

Offer sent for $1 each with the attached note of "Please to sell me yer Casino Kinglers before the goverrats get 'em."

[bob]

Offer sent for $1 each with the attached note of "Please to sell me yer Casino Kinglers before the goverrats get 'em."

haha.  nice!

[FiftyQuid]

"If you're upset or disapointed, you shouldn't be: You should have seen the obvious inconsistencies in the listing.  If you didn't then you are an idiot." 

[Medic_wheat]

goverrats?

Well I am stumped...if Google doesn't know the answer I give up.

[johnnymad]

They called Arnold the Governator when he was in office. Maybe this guy lives in a colony of rats or something and is pissed about their leader, the goverrat. But then he said there were more than one at the end. I am so confused.

[Medic_wheat]

People with MH issues shouldn't be allowed to sell things on ebay where they have to corresponde with the general public..



this is why I don't sell things on ebay.

[jeffhlewis]

I'm assuming he means that evil government Illuminati conspirators have a plan to hack into all Turbografx-16 eBay listings and artificially inflate prices by $10 per auction? Makes sense to me.

[Medic_wheat]

I'm assuming he means that evil government Illuminati conspirators have a plan to hack into all Turbografx-16 eBay listings and artificially inflate prices by $10 per auction? Makes sense to me.

So you can see it to?


I am not alone.....

wake up and open your eyes people!


the truth is out there...

[bob]

Getting better, he finally got back to me...

Dear ridgewood_general_store_1,
these items are back in my "shopping cart" requesting the $3.20 payment again.
-galam


Dear galam,
I can't do it. How about $10 for the first one and $6 for the one you don't quite want as much. $16 plus shipping?
JM
-ridgewood_general_store_1


Dear ridgewood_general_store_1,
um...no thanks.  I'll just resend the $3.20 payment to satisfy the original listing again.
I'll probably send it later tonight, so I have enough time to leave feedback.  I think others need to be aware of how you do business.
Also, I'm not sure of what a "goverrat" is, but I hope you get them out of your computer soon.
-galam

THEN, he opens a case to cancel the transaction.  My response in the text box...

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[ToyMachine78]

WTF is a goverrat?

Its a well known fact that the NSA hacks eBay listings all the time to suppress prices and keep honest people from making a decent living.

Galam... I feel for you man. You've exposed the ruse. I'd be watching out for black helicopters over my house tonight.

[Arjak]

"Goverrats" my ass! This is about The Search for More Money. He probably posted the listing, saw that he might be able to get more than that, and then you bought it before he could change the listing. Now he's trying to weasel out of the hole he dug himself.

[Psycho Punch]

I want to believe.

[johnnymad]

Tell him you are a goverrat and you'll come get him if he doesn't give you the games for that price.

[NecroPhile]

No lulz in his reply:

$9.50 for the first one and $5.50 for the second one is my counteroffer, but I can't tie up the listing, so I'm messaging the offer manually. $15 plus shipping for I will not reduce the price of the listing. Don't forget to tell me which 1 or 2 you

I've counter offered with an additional 10% ($1.10 each):  "I are offerings to save both copies Flush Royal and King of Hearts Casino from the goverrats!  Hurry!  'Rats gonna be drawn to dem slot cherries like moths to a fiery flame, and nobody will want teh Kasino Kingler after he's been gnaweded upon!"

[MrFlutterPie]

No lulz in his reply:

$9.50 for the first one and $5.50 for the second one is my counteroffer, but I can't tie up the listing, so I'm messaging the offer manually. $15 plus shipping for I will not reduce the price of the listing. Don't forget to tell me which 1 or 2 you

I've counter offered with an additional 10% ($1.10 each):  "I are offerings to save both copies Flush Royal and King of Hearts Casino from the goverrats!  Hurry!  'Rats gonna be drawn to dem slot cherries like moths to a fiery flame, and nobody will want teh Kasino Kingler after he's been gnaweded upon!"

Too funny lol!!

[slinkyturd]

"Goverrats" my ass! This is about THE SEARCH FOR MORE MONEY. He probably posted the listing, saw that he might be able to get more than that, and then you bought it before he could change the listing. Now he's trying to weasel out of the hole he dug himself.

Isn't that the tag line for Spaceballs 2?

[TheClash603]

Goverrats are the hackers paid for by the government that have only two purposes, to adjust the ebay auctions of right wing supporters and to force you to sign up for Obamacare while they eat your cheese.

[Lochlan]

Excellent thread.  It is hilarious and shocking that somebody would send that response in earnest, as if it were reasonable or made any sense at all.  LOL times infinity at "I'm not sorry about this, as I'm not sorry about ANY attack by the goverrats."

[HailingTheThings]

I'm assuming he means that evil government Illuminati conspirators have a plan to hack into all Turbografx-16 eBay listings and artificially inflate prices by $10 per auction? Makes sense to me.

You've said too much!

*covers your mouth and drags you off into the night*

I want to believe.

[NightWolve]

"Goverrats" - Never heard that one before...

https://i.imgur.com/xOUreaM.jpg

Nice! Heh.

[InfraMan]

I've counter offered with an additional 10% ($1.10 each):  "I are offerings to save both copies Flush Royal and King of Hearts Casino from the goverrats!  Hurry!  'Rats gonna be drawn to dem slot cherries like moths to a fiery flame, and nobody will want teh Kasino Kingler after he's been gnaweded upon!"

This actually made me pee.

Just a little bit, though. Just a little pee.

[ToyMachine78]

Excellent thread.  It is hilarious and shocking that somebody would send that response in earnest, as if it were reasonable or made any sense at all.  LOL times infinity at "I'm not sorry about this, as I'm not sorry about ANY attack by the goverrats."

Not surprising. There are a lot of fucked up people out there. Some of them are bound to own turbo games. I know.... I am one

[seieienbu]

I googled goverrats and nothing turned up.  They must be quite skilled.

[FiftyQuid]

No lulz in his reply:

$9.50 for the first one and $5.50 for the second one is my counteroffer, but I can't tie up the listing, so I'm messaging the offer manually. $15 plus shipping for I will not reduce the price of the listing. Don't forget to tell me which 1 or 2 you

I've counter offered with an additional 10% ($1.10 each):  "I are offerings to save both copies Flush Royal and King of Hearts Casino from the goverrats!  Hurry!  'Rats gonna be drawn to dem slot cherries like moths to a fiery flame, and nobody will want teh Kasino Kingler after he's been gnaweded upon!"

Necro this could quite possibly be some of the funniest shit you've ever written.   

[NecroPhile]

Dang, declined again:

My store is no  longer offering unscrupulously and incorrectly-edited listing of 115 Turbo Grafx cards at the ridiculously-low price of $1.60 each, so I refused your offer of $1.10.  On the other hand I can sell you 115 of "New Transfer Roller- RF5-1394-000; HP LaserJet or Canon; BIG VOLUME DISCOUNT"

I would accept $1.40 each plus the listed handling and shipping charges.  Thanks.

No lulz.  The goverrats win. 

[bob]

its kind of lul worthy.  he throws out a random product offering??
anyway, im not quite done with him.  i want the exchange to exceed the value of the $12 it would have lost him if he just shipped the games at original price.

[ToyMachine78]

Dang, declined again:

My store is no  longer offering unscrupulously and incorrectly-edited listing of 115 Turbo Grafx cards at the ridiculously-low price of $1.60 each, so I refused your offer of $1.10.  On the other hand I can sell you 115 of "New Transfer Roller- RF5-1394-000; HP LaserJet or Canon; BIG VOLUME DISCOUNT"

I would accept $1.40 each plus the listed handling and shipping charges.  Thanks.

No lulz.  The goverrats win. 

King of the up-sale!.... Or is he trying a bait and switch? Hard to tell lol

[Arjak]

"Goverrats" my ass! This is about THE SEARCH FOR MORE MONEY. He probably posted the listing, saw that he might be able to get more than that, and then you bought it before he could change the listing. Now he's trying to weasel out of the hole he dug himself.

Isn't that the tag line for Spaceballs 2?

Yep, that's where I got it from. I'm still waiting for that movie. Must be stuck in Development Hell.

[bob]

and more...

Dear galam,
Ok. If you want to lose $3.20 plus shipping, pay it again. But I'm telling you for the second time to not send it. Ebay allows for mistakes in listings as reasons not to honor a payment. I can clearly show why the listing was not right right before you bought the 2 items.
In fact a different auction has 115 items and for the price you originally paid, indicating it was somehow repeated. I didn't do it, so I think someone else did. There's no reason for me to do it, so it was something or someone else. If it were me, I would have had to adjust the price and the quantity while editing. I can see mistakenly editing the price OR the quantity, but not both at about the same time. It is clear I didn't edit the auction, and so it is clear Ebay will honor my side in a feedback dispute.
You indicated hostility and so I will now not allow you to purchase something. I have already lost a listing fee and the time to communicate with you plus adjustments to the original listings. I opened a non-paying bidder case in such a manner as to let you off the hook of responsibility of paying.
It is improper to use Ebay in a hostile manner. Do not attack my reputation or financial account through Ebay, or will defend it to the end.
JM
- ridgewood_general_store_1



Dear ridgewood_general_store_1
Let's break this down...

You wrote:  You indicated hostility
My response:  YOU are the one that went all goverrat on me from the start.  Saying that "I should have known better" and "I'm not sorry".  Essentially indicating that it was MY fault I purchased your games.

You wrote:  I will now not allow you to purchase something
My response:  Obviously.  You already refunded me when I paid right away.

You wrote:   I opened a non-paying bidder case in such a manner as to let you off the hook of responsibility of paying
My response:  Get your ebay facts straight.  You didn't open a non-paying bidder case since I tried to pay.  You sent me a "cancellation request" which I did not accept.

By now, you should have just taken the $12 hit and mailed me the games at the agreed upon price.  Has this exchange been worth $12?
P.S... payment sent again for the $11.28 since it was still sitting in my shopping cart.
-galam

[NecroPhile]

He wants to give you a non-payment strike to help you out..... ain't he a peach? 

[Medic_wheat]

He wants to give you a non-payment strike to help you out..... ain't he a peach? 

I like how he seems to think it is only possible to mistakenly in put the cost or quantity of an listing but not both....  Because clearly a mistake of that magnitude is impossible and clearly he never makes mistakes to begin with so it must have been a Goverat.


Also he will defend his reputation to the end but list the BUYER is the issue...


How do you become the target of anger when all you did was agree to buy something then send prompt payment?

[ToyMachine78]

I asked the seller what a goverrat was and this was his reply:

You may already know, so you'd just be pretending now. In this case you're at least wasting our time. At more, you are harassing me. If you keep it up I will respond with formal sanctions.

- ridgewood_general_store_1

Sanctions... Goverrats.... Does this guy work for the U.N. ?

[ToyMachine78]

I sent the guy this:

Hey I heard your store has a problem with Goverrats. I've seen them before. I'm an exterminator by trade and I can rid you of Goverrats within 30 days guaranteed.

Since Goverrats are especially hard to get rid of, my fee is $700 for the first visit and a TG-16 game for each additional visit. Whad'a'ya say?

Let's spam the hell out of him.  Don't fuck with galam!

[ToyMachine78]

Here is his response.... He thinks I'm Galam lol:

I refuse your offer for 2 reasons: 1) You indicate I can just give away TG-16 games...like i have 115 of them or something, and 2) because the rates for octoroks, tektites, leavers are much less than what you're offering. Did you create an Ebay id just to send this message? Because now this seems like playing wack-a-mole!

[ToyMachine78]

And his response lol... And he was lecturing Galam about anger:

Dear toymachine78,

okay already sm@#+_ss. You kids. GET OUTTA MY YARD!

- ridgewood_general_store_1

[ToyMachine78]

Oops sorry... Here is my inquiry before the response above. Drinking kills braincells
Dear ridgewood_general_store_1,

How did I just create this account? I have 132 feedback and a star seller.

- toymachine78

[bob]

Please dont spam him out. Guy is already nuts and i dont want to deal with ebay on my ass. Time to put a bullet in this. Its been fun.

[ToyMachine78]

I only sent him the one message because I wanted to know wtf a goverrat is.

Dude actually seems like he might have been 3 sheets to the wind (like toymachine, hah) and trying to make a funny with the goverrat thing.

either that... or we've discovered Tommy's ebay ID.

Hey watch it mister rum runner lol

[johnnymad]

Goverrat.

[esteban]

STATUS: Due to goverrat activity, I have not been able to visit the pcefx boards for the past few weeks.

[johnnymad]

Does the seller remind any of you guys of Dale Gribble? Probably replying to all these messages in his concrete bunker while broadcasting his pirate radio show that deals with the evils of the goverrats.

[esteban]

STATUS: Due to goverrat activity, I have not been able to visit the pcefx boards for the past few weeks.

Wondered where you'd been! Welcome back.  I'm glad someone paid the goverrat ransom.  I heard of a beheading and feared the worst. :/

Shhhhh. Goverrats afoot. Talk. Later.

[BigusSchmuck]

What the hell is a goverrat? And why on earth would he flip out on 9 lousy dollars? I'm about ready to spam the guy with dollar offers...

[NightWolve]

I suspect "goverrat" is just a bipartisan term to encompass both/all governing political parties. Instead of using "democrrats" as an insult targeted at just them, "goverrats" encompasses of all them.

[ToyMachine78]

I think he's a doomsday prepper

[MrFlutterPie]

I suspect "goverrat" is just a bipartisan term to encompass both/all governing political parties. Instead of using "democrrats" as an insult targeted at just them, "goverrats" encompasses of all them.

That's just crazy enough to believe.

[TheClash603]

STATUS: Due to goverrat activity, I have not been able to visit the pcefx boards for the past few weeks.

Pay your taxes or else the Goverrats will make you listen to Round and Round again.

[esteban]

STATUS: Due to goverrat activity, I have not been able to visit the pcefx boards for the past few weeks.

Pay your taxes or else the Goverrats will make you listen to Round and Round again.

Shhhhh!